# CVE-2026-87696: Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

> An authorized attacker can elevate privileges on Microsoft Exchange Server due to improper cryptographic signature verification.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q352-99mq-9jqq

## What is CVE-2026-87696?

CVE-2026-87696 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server, published on 13 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Weakness: CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-87696?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Exchange Server Subscription Edition.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-87696?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-87696 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-87696 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-87696 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server

- [CVE-2024-21410](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21410/): Microsoft Exchange Server Privilege Escalation (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-34473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34473/): Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-26855](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26855/): Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-34523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34523/): Microsoft Exchange Server Privilege Escalation (critical 9.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-21529](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21529/): Microsoft Exchange Server Deserialization of Untrusted Data (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-87696 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-87696 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server, published on 13 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-87696 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Exchange Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-87696/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-87696/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-87696
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87696
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-87696

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-87696/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.